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Varieties of imperial aggression: The Andean trade treaties
29-Oct-2005 Znet
One crucial element common to all these bilateral trade talks is the ruthless determination of rich countries to destroy poorer countries’ national sovereignty.
Peruvian farmers say the government allows dishonest FTA
24-Sep-2005 Prensa Latina
Peruvian National Farming Convention (COVENAGRO) chair Luis Zuñiga asserted that his government does not provide protection alternatives to the sector’s workers, faced with an eventual Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
Peru’s Toledo: US trade pact expected next month
7-Sep-2005
Peru hopes to have a free trade agreement with the U.S. concluded in October, President Alejandro Toledo said Tuesday.
Uribe and Toledo to analyze FTA with US
5-Sep-2005
Presidents of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, and Peru, Alejandro Toledo will analyze Monday the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which along with Ecuador, has been negotiated with the US since May 2004.
Work begins on another trade accord with Andean nations
21-Jul-2005
The battle over a free trade agreement with Central America spilled over Tuesday in Miami to the Andean nations of South America.
Andean trade negotiators meet in Miami for talks
21-Jul-2005
Trade talks with three Andean countries get underway in downtown Miami, but for free-trade supporters the key issue in town is still the Congressional vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
’US-Peru FTA could deprive millions of essential drugs’
17-Jul-2005
With many Peruvians already dying from treatable illness due to difficulties in accessing drugs, a UN human rights expert has expressed "deep concern" that an eventual US-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could deprive millions more of essential drugs made unaffordable by stronger protection of patents.
Peruvians protest at US impositions in FTA
16-Jul-2005
A huge protest march was carried out Wednesday in the capital of Peru against US impositions in the negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Peruvian government.
Peru to intensify protests against FTA
16-Jul-2005
The leader of Peru’s Workers Confederation, Mario Huamán, Friday said that protests against the Free Trade Agreement with the US will increase throughout the Latin American country.
UN expert concerned US-Peru free trade accord could deprive poor of medicine
16-Jul-2005
With many Peruvians already dying from treatable illness due to difficulties in accessing drugs, a United Nations human rights expert today voiced deep concern that an eventual United States-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could deprive millions more of essential drugs made unaffordable by stronger protection of patents.
Peru sees its chances boosted for US trade deal
12-Jul-2005 Epoch Times
Peru is moving faster in free-trade talks with the United States than Andean partners Colombia and Ecuador, and it will seek to sign a bilateral deal if an accord among all the countries cannot be reached, Economy Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said Monday.
Calls for more flexible US position in free trade talks
21-Apr-2005 IPS
During the ninth round of negotiations of a free trade agreement between the United States and three South American nations in the Andean region — Colombia, Peru and Ecuador — Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo called for ”greater flexibility” on the part of Washington.
Chile, Peru to start FTA negotiations in January
12-Dec-2004
Chile and Peru will start negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) in January, local press cited Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker as saying on Saturday.
Peru to review ban on Thai rice imports
19-Oct-2004 TNA
Thailand and Peru have edged closer to forming a free trade area (FTA) following discussions between Thai Trade Representative Kantathir Suphamongkhon and Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, in which the Peruvian leader promised to exercise greater trade flexibility with Thailand than with other countries, and to review a ban on the import of Thai rice.
USTR outlines importance of US-Andean trade accord
4-Oct-2004 US State Department
The entry into force of a U.S. free-trade agreement with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru will open important markets for the United States, bolster the economies and counternarcotics efforts in the Andean nations, and should be concluded in a timely fashion, says Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Peter Allgeier.
Farm tariffs, IPRs seen as main obstacles to US-Andean FTA
27-Aug-2004
Tariffs on agricultural products and definitions of intellectual property rights, particularly for pharmaceuticals, are shaping up as the most contentious issues in the free trade negotiations between the United States and three Andean nations, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Peru-Thailand FTA on course
20-Aug-2004 Peru FTA on course
Peru’s Vice Minister of Foreign Trade Pablo de la Flor was in Bangkok earlier this week for the third round of free-trade agreement talks between Thailand and Peru.
Andean Nations Bet on Bio-Trade
11-Aug-2004 Andean Nations Bet on Bio-Trade
"One of the key aspects of the free trade agreement that the United States is negotiating with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru refers to access to the biological wealth of the three South American nations."
UN human rights expert urges Peru, US to protect health in any trade deal
13-Jul-2004 UN human rights expert urges Peru, US to protect health in any trade deal
As the United States and Peru negotiate a bilateral trade pact, a United Nations human rights expert has urged them to ensure any agreement includes public health safeguards so that essential drugs do not become unaffordable for millions of Peruvians.
Peru: Legislation to protect biodiversity restricts patents
7-Jul-2004
The Peruvian Congress has passed legislation to protect the country’s biodiversity by restricting patents on biological resources.